Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Examination & Board Review (Mcgraw-hill Specialty Board Review)

Endorsed by the leading professional organization in Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine provides readers with 600+ case-based questions which covers a thorough review of all areas of Emergency Medicine. Answers and explanations are cross-referenced to the market-leading Tintinalli text. This provides a detailed explanation of answers, and refers readers to most authoritative information available for further study and review.

More than 700 case-based, exam-style questions, with detailed answers keyed to the new edition of the market-leading Tintinalli Study Guide—that's what you get in this comprehensive, review resource. It’s the perfect tool to prepare for certification and recertification/maintenance of certification, CME, or for use as a clinical refresher. Published in conjunction with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), this confidence-builder also includes a separate test with CME credit granted through ACEP, the leading professional organization in emergency medicine.

HIGHLIGHTS

*Published in conjunction with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

*700 case-based, exam-style questions

*Fully explained, cross-referenced answers to Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine Study Guide, 6E

*Features a CME test with credit granted through ACEP

*Includes EKGs and radiographs to hone your diagnostic skills

*Includes questions based on Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment articles

Susan B. Promes, MD, Residency Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Laura Joy Hurst, MD(University of Chicago)
Description:This is a book of questions and answers with explanations to use as preparation for emergency medicine written boards.
Purpose:The purpose is to prepare for the ten boards in emergency medicine. The objectives are met.
Audience:It is written for emergency medicine physicians who are preparing for boards.
Features:The book is organized into chapters covering the various topics and subspecialties frequently encountered in emergency medicine and covers high yield test questions. This is an adequate volume for a reasonable review of topics.
Assessment:This was extremely useful as I prepared for a written test in emergency medicine. The detailed explanations are high yield in both content and how to view test questions.

Front Matter......Page 0 Accreditation Statement and Faculty Disclosure Statement......Page 2 Title and Copyright Pages......Page 3 Contributors......Page 4 Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 9 1. Abuse and Assault Emergencies......Page 10 2. Analgesia, Anesthesia, and Sedation......Page 13 3. Cardiovascular Emergencies......Page 16 4. Disorders of the Skin Emergencies......Page 28 5. Emergency Wound Management......Page 32 6. Endocrinologic Emergencies......Page 34 7. Environmental and Unique Environments Emergencies......Page 38 8. Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Oral Emergencies......Page 44 9. Gastroenterologic Emergencies......Page 54 10. Gynecologic and Obstetric Emergencies......Page 70 11. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies......Page 79 12. Imaging......Page 86 13. Infectious Disease Emergencies......Page 87 14. Musculoskeletal Emergencies......Page 94 15. Neurologic Emergencies......Page 106 16. Pediatric Emergencies......Page 114 17. Prehospital Care and Disaster Preparedness......Page 129 18. Psychosocial Disorders Emergencies......Page 133 19. Pulmonary Emergencies......Page 136 20. Renal and Urologic Emergencies......Page 145 21. Resuscitative Problems and Shock......Page 150 22. Special Situations......Page 166 23. Toxicologic Emergencies......Page 169 24. Trauma......Page 182 25. ABEM 2004 Continuous Certification Articles......Page 194 26. ABEM 2005 Continuous Certification Articles......Page 204 27. Post Test......Page 214 Learning Objectives......Page 230 Directions for Taking the Test......Page 231 The best emergency medicine Q&A board review text! Features more than 600 case-based board-type questions with detailed answers keyed to the new edition of the marketing-leading text, Tintinallis Emergency A Comprehensive Study Guide . Sponsored by the American College of Emergency Physicians, this review also includes a separate test for CME credit. Endorsed by the leading professional organization in Emergency Medicine, this work provides readers with 600+ case-based questions which covers a review of various areas of Emergency Medicine. It also has answers and explanations that are cross-referenced to the Tintinalli text.